Monday, March 15, 2010

It's gloomy here, and so today I really wanted to make a spring card. I like to give these cards for Easter, too, so it's a good chance to get going on cards for this hoppy holiday. I haven't done a Mojo sketch for a while, and this week's is fun, if a doozy. I actually had a lot of trouble with it, but in the end I'm pleased with the results. For my color scheme, I chose to use Our Creative Corner's Color Challenge (pink, green, yellow, and brown.)For this card, I actually began with choosing my paper. I didn't have a whole lot of time today, and so I couldn't really create any background paper as I like to do. After that, I cut out all my elements, embossing a piece of So Saffron for a bit of texture. Finally, I had to choose an image and this gave me a hard time! I usually like to build a card around an image or an element first, but as I did this backward, I ended up having to search through my supplies for a while. Finally, I settled on using a rub-on and created my own flower. For a final touch, I punched out a butterfly and let it fly just a smidge off the card...it's almost spring, after all!BEAN NOTES: Stampin' Up Love & Friendship Rub-On and Taylored Expressions A Year of Sweet Sentiments (sentiment) Stamp; SU Chocolate Chip Classic Dye Ink; Papertrey Ink Pretty Pastels Designer Paper; SU Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette, and So Saffron Cardstock; SU Kiwi Kiss and Pink (generic) Textured Cardstock; Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder; Big Shot; SU Scallop Border PUnch; Pink Grosgrain Ribbon (generic); Foam Dimensional Squares (generic)HAPPY BEANS: Fabric Flowers (generic); Chocolate Pearls (generic); Martha Stewart Classic Butterflies Punch

Gorgeous card Regina! I love the soft colors. I've been looking through your blog and you have so many lovely cards here. And they are all photographed so beautifully. We've just posted our second challenge over at www.justscraps.ca and would LOVE to have you play along. Drop by and visit!

Your card is totally lovely! The colors are perfect for the OCC challenge and everything just flows. It's so crisp and clean looking. Great job on the color challenge. So happy you could have some fun with us at Our Creative Corner this week.

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